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Clay High School
Clay High School
Address
Map
5665 Seaman Road

Oregon
,
(Lucas County)
,
Ohio
43616-2613

United States
Coordinates41°39′14″N 83°24′46″W / 41.65389°N 83.41278°W / 41.65389; -83.41278
Information
TypePublic, Coeducational high school
School districtOregon City Schools
SuperintendentHal Gregory[1]
DeanScott Wamer[2]
PrincipalJim Jurski[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,126 [3]
Color(s)Green and Yellow[1]   
SongClay High In Years to come
Athletics conferenceThree Rivers Athletic Conference[1]
SportsFootball, Soccer, Track and Field, Basketball, Wrestling, Baseball, Golf, Tennis, Hockey, and Swim
MascotEagle
Team nameEagles[1]
YearbookCrystal
Athletic DirectorMark Beach
WebsiteOregoncityschools.org

Clay High School is a public high school in Oregon, Ohio, United States, east of Toledo. It is the only high school in the Oregon City School District. The school is named for Jeremiah Clay, who donated his farmland for the school to be built on.[4]

Over the last few years the Clay High School Campus has undergone remodeling. An addition was made to the main building, while the old elementary and the Annex were demolished. The Main building also was gutted and redone.

The school colors are green and yellow. Their nickname is the Eagles, after their mascots Eddy and Edna the Eagle. Clay was a member of the Great Lakes League until 2003 when they joined the Toledo City League. Clay's joining of the TCL made them the second non-Toledo team to join the league (Cardinal Stritch 1971-1994) though they have played the Toledo City League schools for years prior to joining. In 2011, Clay joined the newly formed Three Rivers Athletic Conference as a charter member.

Career Technical Education Programs

Clay High School offers Career Technical Education (CTE) programs, also sometimes referred to as Career Tech, as a form of vocational education.[5] The current CTE programs offered are:

  • Automotive Technologies
  • Construction Trades
  • Cosmetology
  • Culinary Arts
  • Engineering Design & Development
  • Environmental & Agriculture
  • Integrated Machining & Engineering
  • Marketing
  • Medical Technologies
  • Musical Theatre
  • Programming & Software Development

Athletics

Ohio High School Athletic Association Team State Championships

Performing Arts

Marching, Concert, and Symphonic Band

The modern band program at Clay was started by Clay graduate and saxophonist Nancy Fox Bricker in 1952, cementing the band as a marching band known as the Clay High School Fighting Eagle Marching Band. After Mrs. Bricker became ill and her husband assumed directing duties, Clay graduate Charles Neal was made the new director in 1967. The traditions of the Clay band were continued and expanded by it's next director, Clay graduate Brian Gyuras, whom was named the new director in 1999 and brought back student direction of the band. The current director of the band is Joseph Kuzdzal, whom has held the position since 2019.[8]

The band performs at Clay football games, and during the off season performs concerts and other parades. The band is split into two sections based on grade level, the concert band for freshmen and sophomores, and the symphonic band for juniors and seniors. The band also has multiple subgroups, in the form of jazz band and pep band.

Theater Department

Aside from the Musical Theatre CTE program, Clay High School also has a theatre group in the form of the CHS Limelighters. The group typically puts on three productions per school year, and membership is open to the Clay student body. The group puts on a combination of musicals, plays, and one-acts and is under the direction of Thom Sneed, Leah Walsh, and Elizabeth Gibson.[9]

Notable Alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d e OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  2. ^ "Oregon City Schools Staff Directory". Oregon City Schools. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "Clay High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  4. ^ (tm), e-yearbook.com. "Clay High School - Crystal Yearbook (Oregon, OH), Class of 1968, Page 8".
  5. ^ "Oregon City Schools Career & Technology". Oregon City Schools. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "Ohio High School Athletic Association"OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  7. ^ "Yappi Baseball"Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  8. ^ "Oregon City Schools Band". Oregon City Schools. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "Oregon City Schools Limelighters". Oregon City Schools. Retrieved October 12, 2021.

External links

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